GRE Word List
ROUSING
giving rise to excitement : stirring
The meaning of the word rousing is giving rise to excitement : stirring.
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| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
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